mákay

Karok

Etymology

From English McKay, referring to a Canadian trapper named Jean-Baptiste McKay.

Noun

mákay

  1. white man, white person
  2. mange mite

Derived terms

  • kukuhmakáyvaas (calico)
  • mákayha (to have the mange; to be numerous)
  • makáyvaas (cloth)
  • makayvaseekrívraam (tent)
  • makayvasyukúkuh (tennis shoes)